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{{short description|Ugandan academic and entrepreneur}}
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| occupation = [[Academic administration|University administrator]], [[academic]] and [[entrepreneur]]
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He was born on 4 December 1948 to Hajat Aisha Nakato Namusoke and the late Hajj Kateregga, in Kabasanda village, in present-day [[Butambala District]], in the [[Central Region, Uganda|Buganda Region]] of Uganda.<ref name="2R">{{cite web| url=https://profbadrukateregga.com/biography-profbadru-kateregga/ |title=The Biography of Professor Badru Dungu Kateregga | publisher=Profbadrukateregga.com |author=Badru Kateregga | date=2018 |access-date=17 February 2019 |location=Kmpala}}</ref>
He was born on 4 December 1948 to Hajat Aisha Nakato Namusoke and the late Hajj Kateregga, in Kabasanda village, in present-day [[Butambala District]], in the [[Central Region, Uganda|Buganda Region]] of Uganda.<ref name="2R">{{cite web| url=https://profbadrukateregga.com/biography-profbadru-kateregga/ |title=The Biography of Professor Badru Dungu Kateregga | publisher=Profbadrukateregga.com |author=Badru Kateregga | date=2018 |access-date=17 February 2019 |location=Kmpala}}</ref>


He attended Kabasanda Primary School, between 1956 until 1964, graduating with a Primary Leaving Certificate. He then transferred to Kabasanda Junior Secondary School, graduating with a Junior Leaving Certificate in 1967. He obtained a [[High School Diploma]] in 1969 from [[Kibuli Secondary School]], specializing in Arts subjects.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>
He attended Kabasanda Primary School, between 1956 until 1964, graduating with a Primary Leaving Certificate. He then transferred to Kabasanda Junior Secondary School, graduating with a Junior Leaving Certificate in 1967. He obtained a [[High School Diploma]] in 1969 from [[Kibuli Secondary School]], specializing in Arts subjects.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>


In 1970, he was admitted to [[Makerere University]], Uganda's oldest and largest [[public university]], where he studied History, Religious Studies and Philosophy. He graduated three years later with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. He obtained a [[Master of Arts]] degree from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]] at the [[University of London]], specializing in the [[History of the Middle East]] and [[Islamic studies]].<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>
In 1970, he was admitted to [[Makerere University]], Uganda's oldest and largest [[public university]], where he studied History, Religious Studies and Philosophy. He graduated three years later with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. He obtained a [[Master of Arts]] degree from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]] at the [[University of London]], specializing in the [[History of the Middle East]] and [[Islamic studies]].<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/>
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==Kampala University==
==Kampala University==
{{main|Kampala University}}
{{main|Kampala University}}
In 2009, while still a lecturer at Makerere University, Kateregga, together with other stakeholders founded Kampala University, a multi-campus private university whose main campus is located in [[Ggaba]], on the northern shores of [[Lake Victoria]].<ref name="3R">{{cite web|date=8 March 2018 | url=https://observer.ug/education/57132-prof-kagonyera-installed-as-kampala-university-chancellor.html |title=Prof Kagonyera installed as Kampala University chancellor |newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |first=Alfred |last=Ochwo | location=Kampala}}</ref> In 2014, he retired from Makerere University to devote his focus on the private university that he had co-founded.<ref name="2R"/>
In 1999, while still a lecturer at Makerere University, Kateregga, together with other stakeholders founded Kampala University, a multi-campus private university whose main campus is located in [[Ggaba]], on the northern shores of [[Lake Victoria]].<ref name="3R">{{cite web|date=8 March 2018 | url=https://observer.ug/education/57132-prof-kagonyera-installed-as-kampala-university-chancellor.html |title=Prof Kagonyera installed as Kampala University chancellor |newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)]] |access-date=17 February 2019 |first=Alfred |last=Ochwo | location=Kampala}}</ref> In 2014, he retired from Makerere University to devote his focus on the private university that he had co-founded.<ref name="2R"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ku.ac.ug/ Website of Kampala University]
*[http://www.ku.ac.ug/ Website of Kampala University]


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Latest revision as of 23:57, 25 September 2024

Professor
Badru Kateregga
Born (1948-12-04) 4 December 1948 (age 76)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Arts)
University of London
(Master of Arts)
Kampala University
(Honorary Doctor of Letters)
Occupation(s)University administrator, academic and entrepreneur
Years active1979–present
Known forAcademic leadership
Websitehttps://www.profbadrukateregga.com

Badru Dungu Kateregga (born 4 December 1948), is a Ugandan academic, entrepreneur and academic administrator, who serves as the vice chancellor of Kampala University, a private university that he co-founded.[1]

Background and education

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He was born on 4 December 1948 to Hajat Aisha Nakato Namusoke and the late Hajj Kateregga, in Kabasanda village, in present-day Butambala District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda.[2]

He attended Kabasanda Primary School, between 1956 until 1964, graduating with a Primary Leaving Certificate. He then transferred to Kabasanda Junior Secondary School, graduating with a Junior Leaving Certificate in 1967. He obtained a High School Diploma in 1969 from Kibuli Secondary School, specializing in Arts subjects.[1][2]

In 1970, he was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, where he studied History, Religious Studies and Philosophy. He graduated three years later with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He obtained a Master of Arts degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, specializing in the History of the Middle East and Islamic studies.[1][2]

In 2010, the Senate of Kampala University awarded him a Doctor of Letters degree.[2]

Career

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Following his graduate studies in the United Kingdom, he returned to Uganda and was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts at Makerere University.[2]

Kampala University

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Main article: Kampala University

In 1999, while still a lecturer at Makerere University, Kateregga, together with other stakeholders founded Kampala University, a multi-campus private university whose main campus is located in Ggaba, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria.[3] In 2014, he retired from Makerere University to devote his focus on the private university that he had co-founded.[2]

See also

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Succession table as Vice Chancellor, Kampala University

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Preceded by
None
 Vice Chancellor of Kampala University
2009 - present 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b c Buule, Gabriel (17 February 2019). "Kateregga makes the most out of education". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Badru Kateregga (2018). "The Biography of Professor Badru Dungu Kateregga". Kmpala: Profbadrukateregga.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ Ochwo, Alfred (8 March 2018). "Prof Kagonyera installed as Kampala University chancellor". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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